# Congressional Democrats condemn treatment of hunger strikers in letter to ICE and DHS

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-30 11:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/congressional-democrats-letter-ice-dhs-hunger-strikers

> Seven Democratic members of Congress demanded answers from DHS and ICE over conditions at Texas’s El Valle detention facility. Immigrants on hunger strike allege poor medical care, unsafe water, mistreatment and threats of force-feeding; the lawmakers called for their release and demanded that officials not force-feed anyone in custody.